For Those Who Wish To Be Knowledgeable When It Comes To Being Different With Wheels

[B72.0Tq]

Right now i run 18x8 OEM S-line wheels with et43 offset fine with no spacers. I bought new rims, 18x8 with et45 offset. The new rims did not clear the brakes in the front so i purchased 5mm spacers thinking they would make the wheels fit correctly. et45 wheels with 5mm spacers make the offset et40 right? Yet the spacers did not help clear my brakes. How do i run et43 offset fine but et45 with 5mm spacers still does not clear my front brakes?

[.Mad Hatter.]

Depends on the specific wheel sometimes. Pics of it rubbing?

[mr shickadance]

THIS. I was going to make the same comment, this needs to be changed in the above post as I see it far too often and it's simply not the case; diameter of a stretched tire is the same when not stretched.

example:

http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php...&Submit=Submit

edited to reflect correct misinformation :-D

[.Mad Hatter.]

Word up. Excellent thread by the way, LOTS of great info!

[mr shickadance]

yea im hoping to have it stickied and not lost ya know...i think it can maybe reduce the amount of "will these fit?" threads ya know


as for certain wheels clearing brakes and not clearing brakes....this is kind of a case by case basis and really depends on the wheel.....for example i am very interested in the linea corse lemans (bbs lm reps cuz im poor) and at et 35 they will not clear the brakes....i think i need a 5-10mmm spacer (5 clears it but very close and anything over 10 is too much poke for me)

and i know there are wheels out there with et 45 and clear the brake just fine, and thats really up to the spoke/face of the wheel design and whether or not its going to work....but alas, now you know that adding spacers can make it work now its just a matter of playing around with it to see ya kno?

[jimrobbington]

I edited my original post with better representative pictures of ET35, and pictures of rubbing issues with my 245 width tires.

[elwigglero]

Great write-up. This needs to get stickied.

[Bailz09]

can you please add suspension and how much drop you used when posting pictyures?

[mr shickadance]

people have been posting ftg's that should give you an idea

[El_Chapusca]

[A4_Ti]

Fantastic writeup and responses

[A4A4A4]

Just a suggestion, you may want to add for the noobs that there is a screw at the 12 o'clock position of the front fender that can possibly cause rubbing, and that you can remove this without any ill-effects.

Other than that, awesome write-up.

[a4darkness]

Massive. Effing. Props OP.

[JEENYUS]

this is greatness. i vote for sticky in both the B7 and B6 forum.

[Philthy]

Bravo

[A 4 Awesome]

Great Write-up!

Thanks for the extra effort to post this

[Guitarmageddon]

After looking at the hot asses thread, I reallly like the widened out look of spacers on the rear tires. However, I do not want to mess with my suspension, get new wheels, or get new tires. Would adding some space to the back be detrimental on an all-stock setup?

[a4darkness]

After looking at the hot asses thread, I reallly like the widened out look of spacers on the rear tires. However, I do not want to mess with my suspension, get new wheels, or get new tires. Would adding some space to the back be detrimental on an all-stock setup?

Not at all. And actually, it might improve handling a bit. Just remember a few things... hub-centric spacers, lug nuts to match your wheels (OEM = ball seat) which are appropriately sized length.

[pw211]

Not at all. And actually, it might improve handling a bit. Just remember a few things... hub-centric spacers, lug nuts to match your wheels (OEM = ball seat) which are appropriately sized length.

Good call. Don't run the risk of running bolts that are too short. Always order longer bolts with new spacers. contact chris@fifteen52, he can get you some spacers and bolts

[Leo14]

Just a suggestion, you may want to add for the noobs that there is a screw at the 12 o'clock position of the front fender that can possibly cause rubbing, and that you can remove this without any ill-effects.

Other than that, awesome write-up.

mmm this ^ should deff. be added in there

[Sly Raskal]

Awesome write up!

[Quattro]

how did i miss this? why does no one pm me useful links to add to the FAQ! fail on you all

[mr shickadance]

im hoping to get it stickied up next to yours i feel like it would get lost in the faq

[Quattro]

everything gets lost, if we keep referring people to this it will never be forgotten!

[Sly Raskal]

how did i miss this? why does no one pm me useful links to add to the FAQ! fail on you all

I will send you a PM in a second with a link to this thread.


EDIT: PM Sent. Feel better?

[chrislane31]

Good call. Don't run the risk of running bolts that are too short. Always order longer bolts with new spacers. contact chris@fifteen52, he can get you some spacers and bolts

Thx Pat

[modelag]

first.. Great freaking post
last summer i picked up some Stern St7 wheels for really cheap. they are staggered 18x8.5 front and 18x9.5 back with ET35 both..the tires that are on the wheels are super bad and they need to be replaced. these are the tire sizes that are one the wheels right now 245/40/18 front and 265/35/18 back. this summer i wanna put the wheels on my 00 b5 and i also wanna get coils.. bc i didnt know about the staggered problem on the quattro i picked up some 245/40/18 this winter. now i would like to keep this 245 on the front and i really dont know what to get for the back. i used that calculator and if i use the same tire size 245/40 front and 265/35 back i get -1.6% if i put the 265/35 in the first box and 245/40 in the second box i get 1.0%.. my question is which one is right? as i said i wanna keep the 245/40. the best percentage i could get on that calculator was .3% with 215/45/18 front(1st box) and 245/40/18 back(2nd box).. do you guys think that sounds right?
sorry for the long post and thanks in advance

[RJMars]

Well done ryanworth Nice look. Are your callipers orange? You ever think of painting your s-line badges' little red part, orange? That would be a cool little touch.

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Great thread OP. I love the clever title, linking your thread to the most epic AZ thread of all time.

[MCT9891]

amazing write up!!

[ChipsöfSix]

Amazing thread! TONS of info for ppl to learn on, Hopefully end tire and suspension threads ( not likely tho ) and awesome pictures! how can you go wrong!

[audi8844]

I was wondering about all of this, and searching brought me here. Wonderful information! This clears up all of my questions... STICKY definitely!! And more member pics with their setups!

[Geoffafa]

Well let me see if I can help this post out. I have had a few different fitments over the years.
Current:
18x9 +24 with a chunky 215/40
18x10 +18 with a chunky 225/40 *you will need to pull to run this
-3* camber all around.
22 7/8" front FTG
23.5" rear FTG



This is the rear loaded down. id say about another half inch or so (ideally where i want to sit)


This was a spacer test fit on the front, FTG is about 23.25 there and the final offset is +14 on my same 18X9 215/40 setup stock front fenders

This is my fender pull, i did it myself with an eastwood and a hammer. I cut the tab on the quarter panel that folds inward and allows the bumper to screw on to it (not pictured) but luckily enough the bumper doesnt mount where you need to cut, so i didnt need to relocate bumper tabs. once i cut that tab i was able to heat the metal up and bang it out with a rubber mallet to match the pull. the after, i heat flared the bumper to match (sorta)

after i did this, car went in for repaint and the body shop smoothed out the rear quarters.

its hard to capture the after effect on camera, because the smoothing consisted of removing the waviness of the pull, not the original crease of the quarter.


My previous setup
18x8.5 all around with 205/40 toyo proxes4
+40 front offset and +32 rear
FTG here is about 22.75 front and 22.5 rear

[Geoffafa]

Did a little more messing around tonight with some spacers.
Pics below are same camber spec and ride height as previous post
18x9 +17 (previous was +24)
18x10 +13 (previous was +18)
Need to get rid of these hankooks. Wayyy to chunky. Theybhaved lasted me forever though. Never have I had almost 30k out of a set of unrotated tires.




Apologies for the horrific shots. Lighting in my garage sucks and I was forced to use the phones flash.

[whiiite]

i rolled up next to you one day in doral, white b7 on LM reps, car looks nice man, im lookin to go lower soon hopefully

[bloodstar57]

Cool

[VegasAIV]

waitin on spacers for front and for rear. 12mm all around.

[kristokes]

Moved.

[surfpunk]

Has anyone run a 19x9.5 with a +42 offset? If so what size tire did you run? Fender roll/pull?

[glissoar]

Has anyone run a 19x9.5 with a +42 offset? If so what size tire did you run? Fender roll/pull?

yes I am, I have a 235/35/19 on them and no rubbing at all

[4Ring]

so thankful i came across this thread. im hopin this discovery has excluded me from the noobzz lol